The Secret Agent

The story is set in London in 1886 and deals with Mr. Adolf Verloc and his work as a spy for an unnamed country (presumably Russia). The Secret Agent is one of Conrad's later political novels in which he moved away from his former tales of seafaring. The novel deals broadly with anarchism, espionage and terrorism. It also deals with exploitation of the vulnerable in Verloc's relationship with his brother-in-law Stevie, who has a learning difficulty. — Excerpted fromThe Secret Agenton Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

135877The Secret Agent, A Simple TaleJoseph Conrad1907

THE SECRET AGENT
A SIMPLE TALE

First Published . . . September 1907Second Edition . . . October 1907

TO
H. G. WELLS

THE CHRONICLER OF MR LEWISHAM'S LOVE
THE BIOGRAPHER OF KIPPS AND THE
HISTORIAN OF THE AGES TO COME

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